We're moving into a new series focusing on God as Healer! We believe that we will all be healed, whether in this life or the life to come, and we will continue to contend for God's Kingdom to break in here and now. We're going to look at different passages of Scripture where Jesus shows up and heals. In Him, we experience healing physically, spiritually, emotionally, communally...there are so many ways that Christ wants to heal us. We're excited to explore that together.

Pastor Jon speaks on the provision of God. We will be looking through 2Corinthians 8-9, a great section in the Bible on what it means to be good receivers and good givers. In God's Kingdom, we are always provided for. It is in both God's name and character to provide for his children, and as receivers of God's free gifts, we are also encouraged to be good givers.

This week, Pastor Barry speaks on the Kingdom of God: The Kingdom has a King! Sometimes we forget who is in charge, and the Kingdom reminds us that God is in charge. He will heal us, deliver us, and provide for us. And the radical love of God pursues us in the best kind of way.

Pastor Jon and Michael share on how our theology of the Kingdom of God shapes us in our everyday lives.

God is able, but do we live that way? Because of disappointments and setbacks, it's easy to drift into a place of complacency, cynicism, or the belief that God made the world and then stepped away from it. Or thinking that God’s not intimately involved, and there is no Providence. In this series, we are going to look at the practical understanding of what it means with a bent towards the breakthrough of the Kingdom of God in our lives. We will be reminded of God's power to change our circumstances and our culture.

God is able, but do we live that way? Because of disappointments and setbacks, it's easy to drift into a place of complacency, cynicism, or the belief that God made the world and then stepped away from it. Or thinking that God’s not intimately involved, and there is no Providence. But in this series, we are going to look at the practical understanding of what it means with a bent towards the breakthrough of the Kingdom of God in our lives. We will be reminded of God's power to change our circumstances and our culture. This Sunday, we are looking at the spirit of apathy. With disappointments and the "no's" of the world, we sometimes think that God isn't able to say "yes" to our prayers. Pastor Jon will be offering practical ways to break through the spirit of lethargy.

God is able, but do we live that way? Because of disappointments and setbacks, it's easy to drift into a place of complacency, cynicism, or the belief that God made the world and then stepped away from it. Or thinking that God’s not intimately involved, and there is no Providence. But in this series, we are going to look at the practical understanding of what it means with a bent towards the breakthrough of the Kingdom of God in our lives. We will be reminded of God's power to change our circumstances and our culture.

We are the church. The Kingdom of God is all about bringing more people into relationship with God and with others, and one of the challenges of life is that we have to live and work with others. The communion table is a visible expression of Christ's work: reconciling people to each other and to God. And there can't be reconciliation without repentance and forgiveness. This Sunday, with everything that has been going on in our nation and in our church community, Pastor Jon is going to speak on what it means to be in community.

What an exceptionally unusual year that we’ve had! We can’t believe that it’s the Advent season. For us, the liturgical calendar of Advent serves as reset for us as we come together and remember the birth of our Savior Jesus. During this season, we’re reminded of God’s story among a people who, just like us, were living in a season of deferred hope. When hope escapes us, we can easily fall prey to shrugging our shoulders, having a “we’ll see” type of attitude. Christmas resets us. Kitty & I love Christmas in Franklin!

This little town that we’ve called home for the last 18 years always shows off its “specialness” around Christmas. It seems effortless to get into the Christmas spirit with events like the Dickens of a Christmas, the Franklin Christmas Parade, the showing of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at the quaint Franklin Theatre, and the lighting of the Christmas Tree in the Square. But 2020 has been a year of making scheduling changes on the fly. We had to re-think our Easter plans, Mother’s Day, graduations, weddings, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving… and we are not quite ready to give up Christmas. Many people are thinking about how to do Christmas throughout the world, and we kept coming back to the idea that “Christmas isn’t cancelled!”

Because now, more than ever, we need hope, peace, love, and joy. We need to press into the meaning of Christmas because it’s easy for circumstances to determine our attitudes. But with Christmas, we pause to celebrate the coming of our Savior Lord into this world at the perfect time. It’s so easy to look at what’s going on around us and let those things rob us of what Jesus gives to us freely: hope, peace, love, and joy!

This week, we are looking at Advent Joy.

What an exceptionally unusual year that we’ve had! We can’t believe that it’s the Advent season. For us, the liturgical calendar of Advent serves as reset for us as we come together and remember the birth of our Savior Jesus. During this season, we’re reminded of God’s story among a people who, just like us, were living in a season of deferred hope. When hope escapes us, we can easily fall prey to shrugging our shoulders, having a “we’ll see” type of attitude. Christmas resets us. Kitty & I love Christmas in Franklin!

This little town that we’ve called home for the last 18 years always shows off its “specialness” around Christmas. It seems effortless to get into the Christmas spirit with events like the Dickens of a Christmas, the Franklin Christmas Parade, the showing of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at the quaint Franklin Theatre, and the lighting of the Christmas Tree in the Square. But 2020 has been a year of making scheduling changes on the fly. We had to re-think our Easter plans, Mother’s Day, graduations, weddings, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving… and we are not quite ready to give up Christmas. Many people are thinking about how to do Christmas throughout the world, and we kept coming back to the idea that “Christmas isn’t canceled!”

Because now, more than ever, we need hope, peace, love, and joy. We need to press into the meaning of Christmas because it’s easy for circumstances to determine our attitudes. But with Christmas, we pause to celebrate the coming of our Savior Lord into this world at the perfect time. It’s so easy to look at what’s going on around us and let those things rob us of what Jesus gives to us freely: hope, peace, love, and joy!

This week, we are looking at Advent Peace.

What an exceptionally unusual year that we’ve had! We can’t believe that it’s the Advent season. For us, the liturgical calendar of Advent serves as reset for us as we come together and remember the birth of our Savior Jesus. During this season, we’re reminded of God’s story among a people who, just like us, were living in a season of deferred hope. When hope escapes us, we can easily fall prey to shrugging our shoulders, having a “we’ll see” type of attitude. Christmas resets us.

Kitty & I love Christmas in Franklin! This little town that we’ve called home for the last 18 years always shows off its “specialness” around Christmas. It seems effortless to get into the Christmas spirit with events like the Dickens of a Christmas, the Franklin Christmas Parade, the showing of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at the quaint Franklin Theatre, and the lighting of the Christmas Tree in the Square. But 2020 has been a year of making scheduling changes on the fly. We had to re-think our Easter plans, Mother’s Day, graduations, weddings, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving… and we are not quite ready to give up Christmas. Many people are thinking about how to do Christmas throughout the world, and we kept coming back to the idea that “Christmas isn’t canceled!” 

Because now, more than ever, we need hope, peace, love, and joy. We need to press into the meaning of Christmas because it’s easy for circumstances to determine our attitudes. But with Christmas, we pause to celebrate the coming of our Savior Lord into this world at the perfect time. It’s so easy to look at what’s going on around us and let those things rob us of what Jesus gives to us freely: hope, peace, love, and joy!